Mounting and means for tilting vehicle headlights



Feb. 1e ,1926. 1,573,380

F. G. EVANS uounfrme Arm mms Fon TIL'TINGVEHICLE ammueurs Filed sept. 17. 1924 Patented Pelo, lh, lQZd,

UhllThi FRANK GEORGE EVANS, NEW' ELYliIOUT-H, NEW' ZEALAND.

MOUNTNG AND IEEANS FOR TILTNG VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS.

appnfanm fine sciame@- TQ (17K 'zr/10m it 11mg/ concern Be itV known that l. Fannie Uro: Evans, a citizen ot the llominion oll New Zealand, residing' at New llyiuouth. in the Provincial. District oi3 rlnmnaki, in the lloininion et New Zealand, have invented certain new and useful ,"[mgroi'einentsv in lilountings and Means 'for liltinggl Vehicle Headlights, ot which the following' is a specification.

This invention relates to means for open atingvehicle headlights ot the type wherein the latter are capable ot being' moved tl'irough a vertical plane er planes in order that the light 'from `said lan'ips nia he thrown downwards on to the ,Qjrmind i :ue-

diately in front ot the Vehicle on which the lamps are mounted, to aroid daszling,` the drivers of approaching?Y vehicles, and other trahie.

rlhe invention has tor its object the pro Vision of improvement-s wherehy'said `lamps may he operated and controlled in a better manner than heretofore, said improvements consisting in connecting' to af lamp or to a niemher connecting` a pair thereot a spring' operated rod which is concealed and protected by the fore part et the vehicle, and passes through a keyhole y in the narrow portion ot which any7 one two; or more reduced portions ot the rod, can he entered to retain the lamp or lamps in a selected position, said lamp or lamps being pieter-ahh7 mounted on a bracket or brackets hinged at its or their lower end or ends to the Vehicle,

The Vinvention will he further described with the aid of the accompanying drawing', wherein Figure 1 isl a perspectire View ot the improved apparatus fitted to a motor vehicle,

Figure 2 is a plan View thereof, while Figure 3 is an enlarged part sectional plan View, and Y Figure l an enlarged part sectional elevation of the means for locking` the operating` rod in a selected position.

Brackets 1 hinged at 2 to the vehicle chassis or other convenient parts ot' the vehicle, carry at their upper ends the usual lamps or headlights 3, the latter being rigidly secured together by means oi cross A rods or stays fl in such a manner that hoth lamps 3 must move ahout their hinges 2 together and to an equal extent, said hinges 2 heme formed so that the brackets 1 and shaped ojenin` Serial No. 735,398.

i pi'oieL"l'ion l from :1 conucrtinu' rod or 60 sta A is hinged to the leas :1 ot a 'fork sinh ahle through the radiator ot the Vehicle.

said le, being;` located preterahl)7 one at each side o'l the water inlet 7, the cross portion S ot the 'forli connecting the legs thereof 65 together at their rear ends heine secured to en oper-titula rod 1G.

Springs Si p `:sed ou the leus 5 are located between the rear o l the radiator and the cross portion S connecting said legs 70 rihe operating rod 1() extends rearwardhv through a hole 11 in the dashboard 1:2 and prorioed at its rear end with suitable means wherehi7 it may he gripped, as Jfor instance with a handle 1.4L. V

ilorement ot the headlamps 3 in order to direct the light therefrom downwards onto the ground immediately ahead ol the vehicle caused h r the driver of the latter pushing' forward the rod 10 against the action ot 80 the springs thereby causing' the said headA lights to he tilted or inclined forwards and downwards.

The ,lamps il are returned to their usual position on the operating` rod 10 being re- S5 leased, hy the expansion ot the springs 9.

rlhe operating rod 10 is reduced in thickness as at 15, near its rear end, while the hole 11 in the dash hoard 12 through which said operating' rod is adapted to slide, opens 90 downwardly into a slot 1G, the width oi which is less than the diameter of the operating' rod 10.

@n the operating' rod 10 heilig pushed forward thro ajh the hole 11 to its extreme 95 forward posi ion, the reduced portion 15 thereot is brought over the slot 16 in the dash hoard 12. The rear end of the operating' rod is then depressed to cause the said reduced portion 15 to pass into the slot 16 100 and so retain the rod 10 in its forward position against the action ot the springs 9,. until such time as the portion 15 is released from engagement in said slot7 which is effected by raising; the rear end o'l the opera- 105 tine rod 10 until the reduced portion 15 ot the latter is raised from the slot 1G into the hole 11, when the springs 9 expand and return the said rod and the headlainps 3 to their usual positions.

A. second reduced portion l5a can he provided on the rod 10 for retaining the lamps 3 in their usual positions, and other similar reduced portions can be provided 1n order that the said lamps 3 may be set andreltained in desired positions.

The bars or stays 4 connecting together the headlainlps 3 can be utilized -or carrying the registration or number plate of the- "prising, at least two lamps pivoted for oscillation in vertical planes, tie ineans interconnecting the lamps, an upstanding bracket connected to the center ot the tie nieans,

a round operating rod, a fork carried atone end ci' the operating yrod and pivoted to the bracket, and an operating handle at the other end of the rod, a support slidably receiving `vthe fork, springs sleeved on the litines o'V the fork and biasingl the rod in one direction, -a vkey hole slotted ineinber slide-bly receiving the rod, and a plurality of flattened portions on the Vrod for cooperating with the key hole slot 'to hold the rod ,in vfixed position.

.tie rods rigidly interconnecting the lainps,

an upstanding bracket 'lined to the tie rods midway between the lainps, a round operating rod, a 'fork carried by the rod, and nieans pivoting the 'fork to the bracket, a support slidably receiving thefork, springs sleeved on the tines of tue vfork and biasing the rod in one direction, a. key hole slotted ineinber slidabiy receiving .the rod, and a plurality of flattened portions on the rod for cooperating with the key hole slot to hold therod in fixed position.

ln testimonyV whereof I have signed iny naine this 25th day of July, 1924.

'FRANK GEORGE EVNS. 

